Rosewall honored
Every year, Tennis Australia rents a house near the All England Club for its two-week tournament. It’s also home to the First Friday Aussie BBQ, where many of the country’s legends come together to celebrate one of their team’s many achievements. This year, the focus is on Ken Rosewall. The Sydney native, who turns 90 in November, is an eight-time Grand Slam winner who has never won Wimbledon, but it is 70 years since he reached his first final here and his last It’s been 50 years since the final (which he reached at the age of 39).
Morozova back
Speaking of 1974, the runner-up in the women’s program that year, Olga MorozovaBack at Wimbledon, appearing on Harriet Dart’s coaching staff. The appearance of Morozova, who lost to Chris Evert in the final 50 years ago, surprised everyone including the LTA, but when Dart lost in the second round She made an immediate impact when she beat Katie Boulter. Morozova was involved in Andy Murray’s development, so even if Dart loses to China’s Wang Xinyu on Saturday, perhaps the immediate impact shouldn’t be a surprise.
naming
The youth tournament is well underway, giving us a glimpse of players who could become household names in the future. Slovak Renata Jamlikova and American Kellan Biegun They are the top seeds in women’s singles and men’s singles respectively, but there are also one or two well-known surnames among them. Jagger Leach In the men’s event, he is the son of 1999 women’s champion Lindsay Davenport and former doubles player Rick Leach, who won the men’s doubles title in 1990. William Rechtman Vinciguerra The nephew of Swedish player Andreas Vinciguerra, Andreas Vinciguerra peaked at world No. 33 in 2001.
